I'm wondering if anybody has ever used a painless wiring kit (or the summit equivelent) on a car they use on the street. I just bought another 74 charger which needs to be rewired. I'm debating on wether its worth it for me to build a new wiring harness myself, or just try one of the summit kits.

if you've used one, how do you like it? was it easy enough to install?

thanks

I have the 18 circuit Universal.. The install went pretty good. Nice to read the pre labeled wires. I ran into 4-5 "situations". The Painless tech dept. is VERY helpful.. I don't think you'd get that with a Summit kit.. There are maybe 4-6 circuits I didn't use..It's been 2 1/2 years now. I don't remember..

i used one on my buddies mustang. it went in pretty easy.

My 66 D100 has only enough electrical to start and run the engine. Nothing else works at all! And the fuse box is nothing but a unique alloy of bakelite and metal!

So, I've been scouring the hot/street rod mags and comparing the ads. For me, a local company makes a decent harness with similar features to the Painless units for way less money. I ran into them by accident last year at a Good Guys show.

If it may work for you, give them a shout:

Kwik Wire Street Rod Shop
Fon Du Lac, WI 54935
1-888-994-9913

Their kit (for my 66 truck) is about $70.00 less than the Painless kit of similar specs, and if you want an electric fan for your radiator, their prices are WAY better than say Summits!

these guy's out of n.fla. are pretty good and prices reasonable,about 50% cheaper than painless www.ezwiring.com

I appreciate the help. I'll check out those 2 places you guys suggested.

Thanks!!

i did my buddies 69 gto from scratch and after two weekends of bustin knuckles i had it running again without even calling the tech support line .

Also have the 18 circuit kit and it was very easy to install. Another for their tech department.

Ditto Painless. I put one in my 54 chevy truck. I got the one for the gm keyed column and made a special molex cable to accomodate the switch in the dash and aftermarket turn signal. I asked the tech department at one time about using their product in a satellite and he said use the standard street rod harness universal. It's part number 10101 or 10102 if memory serves me correctly.

WE sell and install the EZ wire and the Autoloc brand. We have nothing against the painless system it is just the ones we sell are cheaper and are just as good. I would recommend the Autoloc for 169.00 plus shipping.
Contact me at 707-566-7152
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Moparvern,

How many circuit and fuses are in that Autoloc system you are selling for $169?

I used one from Centech, quality was excellent, tech was great, worth looking into.

I just went painless cause I picked it up at a swap meet for $125.00 new in box. I would have used the less expensive had it not been for that.

Not to hi-jack but....

Did you do a complete wiring job, meaning all the wiring or just the main harness?

How are the firewall blocks (not sure what they are called) The block that mates the internal harness with the engine harness?

The 169.00 unit is a 14 circuit harness. This is all you need unless you are running power windows, seats, etc. The 20 circuit has all the goodies including electric fuel pump, A/C, Power seats, Power mirrors etc. The 20 circuit is 200.00
You can call me at 707-566-7152 or e-mail me at basikmark@yahoo.com

Hey all,
I've had a Painless Kit for a while and have had my dash and engine harnesses pulled from my car sense the end of last summer. Before I became inundated with school and work I managed to separate the original wiring (what wasn't melted together) and labeled ever wire on both ends. I'm hoping to get started installing my Painless Kit in about a week during spring break (took off work as well ) Anyway, I have a bunch of questions about the installation. I plan on mounting the new fuse box and running wire through a grommet on the firewall (bulkhead connector is fried). When I get to connections such as the headlights I'm going to buy new male/female connectors and cut off the old connector on the headlight side, for example, and replace it with a new one to mate with the new wiring.

If anyone has some tips/warnings/advice I'd really appreciate it. Here are some questions I already have:
Where did you mount the fuse box?
What was the ratings on the fuses you used?
How similar is the wiring process going to be to the original?
--Does the painless come with everything or am I going to need to wire in some minor parts?

This will be an 18 circuit Painless Wiring kit going in a 1969 Charger 383 4bbl with points ignition via a Mallory Unilite distributor. No A/C, no p/w, no p/l, not wiring in the radio, not wiring in the dash yet.

I plan on redoing my dash with Autometer guages. I'll probably keep the speedo, but everything else will be switched, so I 'll deal with that part of the wiring when I get all the guages.

Thanks, and if anyone feels like chatting about there experience please IM me:
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Thanks, and please

Brian Russell

This is really important to me, guys.

Brian

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